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This paper aims at widening the discussion on the research-based design of professional development (PD) programs: from the prevailing “how-questions” (with their focus on the pedagogy and didactical principles for PD) to the “what-questions.” What-questions focus on the specification of the content in the PD program that should surmount deficit-oriented views on teachers’ perspectives. The presentation of a five-step program for the theoretically and empirically grounded process of content specification of a PD program is exemplified by the content “moves supporting participation in classroom discussions.”
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Der Artikel zielt auf eine Ausweitung der Diskussion um forschungsbasierte Professionalisierungsprogramme: von den vorherrschenden „Wie-Fragen“ (mit Fokus auf Methoden und didaktische Prinzipien) zu den „Was-Fragen“. Was-Fragen fokussieren auf die Inhalts-Spezifizierung jenseits der beliebigen Gegenstandskonstitution und defizitorientierten Perspektiven. Vorgestellt wird ein Fünf-Schritte-Programm für einen theoretisch und empirisch begründeten Prozess der Inhalts-Spezifizierung, und zwar am Beispielinhalt „partizipationsförderliche Impulse in Unterrichtsgesprächen“.
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The research project INTERPASS—Interactive procedures of establishing matches and divergences for linguistic and microcultural practices”—is funded by the German ministry BMBF (grant 01JC1112). We are conducting it together with Kirstin Erath and thank her and the involved teachers for their valuable contributions. This paper transcends the reconstructive project in the direction of professional development, which we consider an important result.
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The sequences were transcribed according to the Gesprächsanalytisches Transkriptionssystem 2 (GAT) (Selting et al. 2009). The transcripts were translated from German to English and simplified for enhancing readability and for avoiding translation:
[comment] comments, non
verbal utterances or gestures are given in brackets in italics
[…] signifies omitted parts of the transcript
[breaks 3.5 sec.] breaks longer than 3 s are indicated
EMPHASIS is referred to complete words instead of syllables
; signifies falling voice
, signifies rising voice
. signifies finally falling voice.
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Prediger, S., Quasthoff, U., Vogler, AM. et al. How to Elaborate What Teachers Should Learn? Five Steps for Content Specification of Professional Development Programs, Exemplified By “Moves Supporting Participation in Classroom Discussions”. J Math Didakt 36, 233–257 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13138-015-0075-z
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Keywords
- Professional development of teachers
- Content specification
- What-question
- Moves supporting participation